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Print Share Utility Installation

Windows Installation

1.

For each computer that requires access to USB printer, insert the

Utility CD-ROM

into

your computer's CD-ROM Drive.

2.

Click

Install Utility

3.

Follow the installation instructions and click

Finish

when prompted. Make sure to click

Launch TRENDnet USB Control Center Utility

to run the utility.

4.

Double click on the

TRENDnet USB Control Center Utility

icon

5.

The utility will automatically detect your router and USB printer.

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MAC OS X Installation

1. Insert the included CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.

2. Open the CD contents and locate the “TRENDnet USB Control Center Utility Installer”

(.dmg) file. Double-click the file.

3. Double-click the file in the window.

4.

You will be prompted to install the utility. Click

Install

to start the installation.

5. You will be prompted for your password to allow the installation. Enter your

password and click

OK

.

6. Once the installation is completed. Click

Restart

to restart your computer.

7. Run the TRENDnet USB Control Center Utility. The utility will automatically find your

router and USB printer.

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Launching the Utility

Windows OS

Upon completing the software installation, a desktop shortcut is automatically created.

You double click the icon to start the utility or open the utility if it is already running.

If the utility is already running and you attempt to close the window, it will continue to

run in the background and you will find the icon in your notification area if the utility is

still running. To close and exit the utility and exit the application, you can right-click the

notification icon and select

Exit

or click

System > Exit

in the utility main window,

however, it is recommended to keep this utility running in the background.

MAC OS X

Upon completing the software installation, a desktop shortcut is automatically created.

Double-click the icon to start the utility. Closing the utility will exit the application.

Utility Main Window

In the utility window, you will see the model name and IP address of your print server

listed. When USB devices are connected, they will be listed under the model name and

IP address of the print server.

Windows OS

MAC OS X Utility

Menu Items

(Windows Only)

•

System

- Clicking

Exit

will close the utility and exit the application.

•

Tools

o

Configuration

– Checking the option

Automatically execute when logging on

Windows

will automatically start the utility when you log on. Unchecking the

option will disable the utility from automatically starting when logging on.

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o

Auto-Connect Printer List

– Provides a list of printers installed on your

computer. Select the printer you would like to assign to the Auto-Connect

printer list. If you would like to delete printers from this listing, select the

printer in the list and click

Delete

. Click

Close

to close the window.

•

About

o

About –

Displays the software/driver version and support contact information.

Configure Server

Select the print server you would like to configure in the utility window.

Windows OS

MAC OS X

1.

Clicking the

Configure Server

button will open the router’s management page in your

web browser.

Windows OS

MAC OS X

Connect

To connect your computer to a USB device, select the USB device in the list, then click

the

Connect

button to connect your computer to the USB device.

Note:

The utility will only allow one computer to connect to one USB device at any given

time, therefore, a computer must disconnect from the USB device first before another

computer can connect to it.

Windows OS

MAC OS X

To verify if you are connected to the USB device, a message will appear next to the USB

device displaying a message that the USB device is “Manually connected by <your

computer name>”.

Windows OS

MAC OS X

Disconnect

To disconnect your computer from a USB device, select the USB device in the list, then

click the

Disconnect

button to disconnect your computer to the USB storage device or

printer.

Note:

The utility will only allow one computer to connect to one USB device at any given

time, therefore, a computer must disconnect from the USB device first before another

computer can connect to it.

Windows OS

MAC OS X

To verify if you disconnected from the USB device, the status message next to the

message will not show any status message.

Windows OS

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MAC OS X

If another computer is currently connected to the USB device you are trying to connect

your computer to, you will not be able to connect to it. To verify if another computer is

connected to the device, a message will appear next to the USB device displaying a

message that the USB device is “Manually connected by <another computer name>”.

Windows OS

MAC OS X

If a USB device is currently being used by another computer, click the

Request to

Connect

button to send a request to the computer that is currently connected to the

USB device. The computer that is currently connected to USB device will be prompted to

“Accept” or “Reject” the your connection request.

Windows OS

MAC OS X

Sending a Request to Connect

You can send a request to connect to the computer that is currently connected to the

USB device you would like to establish connection too.

Windows OS

To send t a request to connect to a USB device, click the

Request to Connect

button.

The remote computer will receive the request message below.

•

Accept:

Clicking this option will disconnect your computer from the device and

allow the requesting computer to connect to the USB device.

•

Reject:

Clicking this option will disregard the request and your computer will not

be able to connect to the USB

MAC OS X

To send t a request to connect to a USB device, click the

Request to Connect

button.

The local computer sending the request will show the status message below.

The remote computer will receive the request message below.